The push for a higher and broader GST is camouflaging the need to clean up “legally questionable and ethically bankrupt tax practices of some Australia’s most senior corporate citizens”, former Treasurer Wayne Swan has told the Australian federal parliament.
Last month world number two mining company Rio Tinto announced a huge slide in profit for the first half of the year with net earnings collapsing by 80%.
Vedanta is the target of much tribal anger for its bauxite operations.
Zambian villagers are taking Vedanta, a multinational copper mining firm to court in the UK, accusing it of poisoning their water.
Zambian villagers are taking Vedanta, a multinational copper mining firm to court in the UK, accusing it of poisoning their water.
